Conventional Equipment, Unconventional Use

Conventional Equipment, Unconventional Use

TALES FROM THE BACK 40 - Farmers can find unconventional uses for conventional equipment when a job has to get done.They say that a truck is often a man’s office. The same could be said for a tractor. While my family’s tractors and other farm equipment did serve their intended purposes, we also used them in ways that were, to say the least, unconventional.

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Trading Equipment

Trading Equipment

TALES FROM THE BACK 40 - Trading equipment can have a positive outcome, but it could also result in a stressful experience. Equipment wears out. Yes, no matter how many years of faithful service it has provided, that implement is going to need to be replaced sooner or later. The experienced farmer has, before that time comes, probably been checking out newer models and keeping an eye on what specials his local dealers have been offering—both in price and financing.

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Six Tractor Enthusiast Gift Ideas, Starting at $5

Six Tractor Enthusiast Gift Ideas, Starting at $5

THE NEWBIE - Your Christmas shopping just became much quicker and easier, thanks to Antique Power magazine and the Ertel Publishing Gift Shop. Whether you are a newbie to the world of antique tractors, a veteran collector, or a friend or family member who wants the perfect gift for a tractor, truck, or fire truck enthusiast, the Ertel Gift Shop can help you plow through those chores without a hitch—three-point or otherwise.

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Accidents Happen

Accidents Happen

TALES FROM THE BACK 40 - In a list of the most dangerous industries where accidents happen the most often you’ll find agriculture. Farm workers’ fatality rates are seven times higher than the average for other jobs. Considering the dangers—from the moving parts on machinery to high voltage power lines to animals that far outweigh the farmer—it’s easy to see why many folks end up in the emergency room or hospital.

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